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Jun 01, 1890 Died on 26 May 1957 (aged 66) Gemini
Edward Hutchinson Synge - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Edward Hutchinson Synge
- Edward Hutchinson Synge (1 June 1890 – 26 May 1957) was an Irish physicist who published a complete theoretical description of the near-field scanning optical microscope, an instrument used in nanotechnology, several decades before it was experimentally developed.
- He never completed university yet did significant original research in both microscopy and telescopy.
- He was the first to apply the principle of scanning in imaging, which later became important in a wide range of technologies including television, radar, and scanning electron microscopy.
- He was the older brother of distinguished mathematician and theoretical physicist John Lighton Synge.
